| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Fader | (favorable)[2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| Punknews.org |  [4] |
| Robert Christgau | A[5] |
Transplants is the eponymous debut studio album by the American punk rock/hip hop band Transplants. It was released on October 22, 2002 via Hellcat Records. Audio production of the twelve-track record was handled by Tim Armstrong and Dave Carlock. Rancid's Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, The Slackers' Vic Ruggiero, The Distillers' Brody Dalle, AFI's Davey Havok, Funkdoobiest's Son Doobie, The Nerve Agents' Eric Ozenne, and Skarhead's Danny Diablo made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists.
The album peaked at #96 on the Billboard 200[6] and #1 on the Independent Albums.[7] Its lead single, "Diamonds and Guns", peaked at #19 on the Alternative Songs,[8] #27 on the UK Singles Chart,[9] and was most played as background music in older Garnier Fructis TV commercials.[10] The second single of the album, "D.J. D.J." peaked at #49 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] Both its singles are featured in Paul Hunter's 2003 film Bulletproof Monk. The song "California Babylon" is included in the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground.[12]
Track listing
All music is composed by Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Romper Stomper" |
| 3:18 |
| 2. | "Tall Cans in the Air" |
| 3:43 |
| 3. | "D.J. D.J." |
| 4:01 |
| 4. | "Diamonds and Guns" |
| 4:01 |
| 5. | "Quick Death" |
| 3:36 |
| 6. | "Sad But True" |
| 4:26 |
| 7. | "Weigh on My Mind" |
| 3:22 |
| 8. | "One Seventeen" |
| 2:01 |
| 9. | "California Babylon" |
| 4:05 |
| 10. | "We Trusted You" |
| 4:35 |
| 11. | "D.R.E.A.M. (Drugs Rule Everything Around Me)" |
| 4:42 |
| 12. | "Down in Oakland" |
| 3:22 |
| Total length: | 48:55 | ||
Personnel
- Tim Armstrong - vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6-10, 12), guitar, bass (tracks: 4–5, 7–9, 12), synthesizer (tracks: 1, 5), percussion (track 6, 10), loops, producer, mixing
- Rob "Skinhead Rob" Aston - vocals (tracks: 1-11), scratches (tracks: 3–4, 11)
- Travis Barker - drums
- Eric Ozenne - vocals (track 1)
- Son Doobie - vocals (track 4)
- Davey Havok - vocals (track 5)
- Brody Dalle - vocals (tracks: 2, 7)
- Danny Diablo - vocals (track 11)
- Dave Carlock - backing vocals (tracks: 3–4, 6), guitar (track 11), bass (tracks: 1, 6, 11), piano (track 4), synthesizer (tracks: 1–3, 6–7, 9, 11-12), producer, mixing
- Lars Frederiksen - backing vocals (track 10)
- Matt Freeman - bass (track 2)
- Victor Ruggiero - piano (tracks: 9-10, 12), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks: 2, 6–7, 9, 10, 12)
- Gene Grimaldi - mastering
- Estavan Oriol - photography, artwork & design
- Mark Machado - artwork & design
- Eklipsone - artwork & design
Charts
References
- ^ Bregman, Adam. "Transplants - Transplants". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Transplants". The FADER. 2002-10-25. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Bronson, Robert Hilburn; Dean Kuipers; Natalie Nichols; Steve Hochman; Soren Baker; Kevin (2002-12-08). "Just Whitney and a whiff of desperation". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ pwfanatic (2002-11-01). "The Transplants - The Transplants". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Transplants". Robert Christgau.
- ^ a b "Transplants Transplants Chart History". Billboard 200.
- ^ a b "Transplants Transplants Chart History". Independent Albums.
- ^ a b "Transplants Diamonds And Guns Chart History". Alternative Songs.
- ^ a b "diamonds-and-guns | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The 6 Most Inappropriate Song Choices in Advertising". Cracked.com.
- ^ a b "dj-dj | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Sounds of Tony Hawk's Underground - GameSpot.com". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03.